More recent update:
Shouldn't be down for too much longer. The motor is getting buttoned-up this week by Rich "GoodfellaFD3S" Farrell up at IR Performance. He said he can likely ship it back to me within the next several days.
I also decided I'm going to single-turbo the black car while the motor is out. The stock turbos that were on there were really bad and I didn't want to even bother putting them back on a new motor. I have several sets of disassembled twins sitting around, but I'm really tired of building "franken-twins" at least once a year since I can't get new parts and they don't last long at the boost level I'm hoping to push on this car (1bar).
I talked to my friend Kirk, owner of The Boost Lab in Tampa, Florida, and he's suggested for a street 13B-REW I should go with the Borg Warner S363 turbo. Here are the specs on this turbo:
Quote:
BorgWarner Airwerks S300SX3-63, S363, S300 88/75 with .88 A/R T4 Open Flow Turbine Housing.
Rated at 500 to 750+HP
High-flow S300 model, with compressor flow over 75 lb/min.
Wheel Dimensions:
Compressor: 63 mm inducer / 88 exducer, with exclusive Extended Tip Technology.
Turbine: 76.1 mm inducer / 68 mm exducer. Cast in Inconel 713 for high-temperature operation.
Housings:
Compressor: Large 4.00" ported anti-surge air inlet / 3.00" 90 degree charge pipe outlet
Turbine: .88 A/R Twin Scroll, with 'T4-style', undivided entry, and 4.21" v-band discharge.
Product URL:
http://www.theboostlab.com/store/pro...Outlet%29.html
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I'm going to have The Boost Lab swap-out the hot side housing for one with a Divided-T4 inlet, V-band outlet, and .91 a/r. I think this will be an awesome turbo for my street FD.
I was looking into the EFR line of turbos, specifically the models with the internal wastegate, but I decided against it. Here's why: First, obviously the price. The EFR turbos are far more expensive. Now, you would think the cost would be offset by not having to buy wastegates and also not needing a more-complex turbo exhaust manifold, but there's still a large gap in price when all is said and done. Second, and this is a big one, Borg Warner doesn't sell replacement parts for the EFR turbos...this means if a turbo ever needs servicing for non-warranty repairs, you can't get it. Let's say a motor goes and apex seals go through the turbo causing damage, well tough luck, time to buy a new turbo. Anyway, I think the S363 setup will be great for my needs and also fit to my budget.
Here's the line item list new setup going into the Black car over the next few weeks:
Street-Ported Rebuilt Motor from IRPerformance
New Apex Seals from RXParts (figured I would put in something a little nicer while the motor was open)
Borg Warner S363 turbo from The Boost Lab
Custom Dual-Wastegate Turbo Manifold from Advanced Race Technology
Dual Tial MV-S Wastegates from The Boost Lab
Custom Downpipe from Advanced Race Technology
Greddy Type-S BOV (already have, might upgrade though)
I'll post some photos once I get the motor back from IR Performance and also the turbo parts from The Boost Lab - hopefully within the next 2 weeks.